A display honoring crime victims is on view from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week in the main lobby of the Pasadena Police Department, 207 N. Garfield Ave.

The display is meant to honor the Victims of Crimes Act, passed by Congress in 1984, and which created a fund to compensate victims for medical care, counseling and lost wages stemming from crimes.

“It is important that, as a community, we can care for our victims,” Pasadena police Chief Bernard Melekian said in a news release. “To that end, our department has supported victims’ assistance programs through several community nonprofits throughout the years. By participating in National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, we call attention to and thank them for the services they provide in assisting individuals and families to become whole after a crime has been committed against them.”

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